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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2016
Skimbleshanks
By T. S. Eliot, TS Eliot, Arthur Robins (Illustrator)
Book #3 in the Old Possum's Cats series
The train can't start without the Railway Cat. Can he be found in time?
4.3/5 Goodreads · 57 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
The Night Mail train is ready to depart, but without Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, it can't start. As the clock ticks, the search for this indispensable feline begins. Will Skimble be found before chaos ensues, or will the train remain at a standstill? Join the adventure and discover if Skimbleshanks can save the day and ensure nothing goes wrong on this crucial journey.
From the publisher
We must find him or the train can’t start!
All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won’t let anything go wrong. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 3–5
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD980L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~6.5
- F&P level
- ~W
Publication
- Published
- November 15, 2016
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Children's
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780571324835
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